Path to majority

The "Contract with America" was an amazing success in 1994. As the Former Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Meet the Press we have to be the alternative party not the opposition party. Republicans have to start coming up with solutions and our own ideas. We just cant say no, angry candidates don't win and angry parties don't become majorities. We have to be an alternative to the democrats they have given us a window and plenty of reasons to formulate our own solutions.

Its easier to be the party of "No" we have to be the party of the innovation.

The Sacrificial Lamb

Well, the state democrats are looking at Commissioner Mike Boyle as the democratic nominee for Governor. Mike Boyle, a former Omaha Mayor and current County Commissioner is looking at the race. Boyle, is a weak candidate but look for the Governor to poor it on. Why the democrats would have such a weak candidate at the top is beyond me. Would the Governor survive a challenge from any democrat probably. However Boyle is not a headliner but the democrats don't have a headliner in their party. The democrats are split and fractured which for a minority party in a state such as this its bad.

Doctrine of War

President Obama accepted his noble award this last week. As the President gave his speech many of his liberal allies had to be dismayed. Obama eloquently laid out his role as Commander-in-chief. He laid out the what he believes is his reasoning for defend this country I liked it.

In some other news several veteran blue dog democrats have announced that they are going to retire in 2010. These members of the house all serve swing districts, with independents moving away from the President they are worried. I believe that President Obama's speech was in part to stem the flow of independents away from the democratic party. Will this work? Only if President Obama turns around the jobless rate. Either way the democrats will lose seats in the house its just a matter of how many seats will they lose. The republicans have a chance of taking back but it is a slim chance.

Jobs not that important

To the Obama administration creating jobs must not be a real issue. At the Obama job summit the groups that are responsible for creating 85% of the jobs in the country were not invited. The Chamber of Commerce and Small Businesses thats interesting. Does Obama just want us all to go work at Wal-Mart to get a job or something. This democratic administration has its favorites in business and those are the ones they invite to the table. The jobless rate is at 17% and all businesses should be welcome at the table. But I guess jobs just aren't really that important to the Obama administration as they are to the rest of the country.